Cabinet



NOV. 12, 1929. I EVANS 1,735,741

- CABINET Filed Feb. 1, 1928 Y INVENTOR ATTORNEY "This inventionrelatesto certain novel im- 5 provided. 1

l a t en'te d Nov. 12 1929 UN L TAT S "l I V i I i .ronnnn aimon'nrentenn PA K, m me- -2 j in 1 om'smnr' v Application med February 1,1928. Serial 1T0. 251,216.

provements in cabinets wherein a plurality of compartments are providedand consists in arranging the compartments such that an filing'systemmay be enlargedsystematic The salient object of invention is to providea cabinet in. which a plurality of compartments is provided-which arearranged in such a way that, elements of certain definite sizes may bearranged for expeditiousselection. I V

.Thls invention is particularly adapted for use in storing Woodenblockssuch as those to 'which'lso-called rubberxstamps are attached.These blocks are supplied in suitably graduated'rwidths and they arealso provided in suitably'graduated lengths. Myinvention .consists inproviding acabinet such that blocks of the same' length but of diff-erent widths may be contained in a provided compartment in the cabinetwhile'blocksof the same width variationlbutof different lengths may-becontained in other provided compartments, and'I so arrange this cabmet125 that it maybe 'mounted'at a point requiring.

very little space and therefore since the blocks are'fso' systematicallystored they may be expeditiously selected.

Other objects Willappear hereinafter.

The invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of partstobe hereinafter described and claimed. 1 {The invention will be bestunderstood by reference to? the accompanying drawing;

showing the preferred form of construction andinwhichy Fi'gpl isa"front;elevational view of a preferred embodiment of my invention withthe door thereof in closed position;

Figa2'is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1, the d oor having been opened; and f YFig. 3 is a sectional detail view takensubstantially int-he planeof theline 3- 3 on Fig.1.

In'carr'ying'out the preferred form'ofmy construction, I provide arectangular 'boxem-- bodying end walls 10 and 11 and top and bot tomwalls 12' and 13. {Pre ferably the end Walls lQandll are of greaterwidth than the thereon.

fitted in-between the end walls 10 and 11, as bestshown in'Fig. 8.Suitable hinge structures 16 are secured to the endwall 10 and thecovers 14 and 15 in .the'manner best shown, in Figs. 1 and 3, andsuitable locking devices, not shown, .arejprovided on the covers 14' and15 adjacent theend wall11 in order that said covers may be retained inclosed position. 0 4

An anglebracket' 17' islsecured to wall l2and theendwall 10 in themanner 7 best shown in Fig. 1', and a p intle 18 -.is1prof vided on thisangle bracket.- An angle bracket 19 is secured tothe bottom wall13 andthe end wall 10, and la pintle 20 is ;pro-.

vided' thereon. Suitablebrackets 21 and 22 are provided whichhave-bearings 23 and-24 mounted in the bearing23 and the, pintle 20 Thepintle 18 is ad'aptedltoj be is adaptedtoabe mounted in the bearing24The brackets 21 and 22 are adapted torbe secured to awal l or othensimilar'supportby;

suitable; securing elements suchasthe screws.

25. This structure is such that the cabinet may be swung'into either} apositionas shown inFig; 1, wherein the door 15 is juxtaposed f v thewall, or; it may be swung aboutso that door 14; is in engagement withthewalhor it may be stopped at any desired point he;

In the cabinet aplurality of 'horizontally' disposed shelves, areprovided which are of a Width equa-l,.;toithe-;top and bottom walls 12and 13. The shelf 261s s aced away-from the topwall and theshelfQ fromthe sh'elf26 and the shelf 25 is spaced isspaced away away. from theshelf 27 of the-bottom wall 13. Preferably the spaces betweenfthe vari;

'ous shelves and theitop, and bottom walls are equal although :thisis-not necessary. .gAs .stated, the .-'horizontal-ly disposed arttionsi26,'27,;;and 28 are ofa' width e ualto the topand bottom walls12and 13.-

lso as has "been stated, the articles to be retained betweenthe shelvesare adapted tobeofdiiferjent length. It is desirable that the variousblocks of various lengths be so arranged in the cabinet that-the edgesthereq Will be; in

alignment with the shelf on which they are mounted and it is alsodesirable in order to facilitate the stacking thereof that the otherends thereof abut a vertically disposed partition that will be disposedbetween the hOI'l: zontally disposed shelves. In order to divide thecabinet into a plurality of compartments,

vertically'disposed partitions 29, 30, 31, and

31 are provided which are mounted midway between the end walls lOand1'1.

' The partition 29 is disposed between the top wall 12 and the shelf 26.The first size I of blocks. are adapted to be mounted in the portionofthe compartment definedbythe partition 29,,shelf 26, end Wall 10 andtop a wall 121*A vertically extending part is then disposedflparallelwith the" door Hand is spaced away from the edge of the, shelf 28 ithat-is adapted 'toengage the door 14: a distance equalto'the'length 'ofthis first size of blocks. "This partition is indicated by 32 i thedrawings; a 1 1 'In the compartment'defined by the parti-'tion1l29tshelf 26, end wall 11 and top'wall 12, the next length inblocksare'adapted to be mounted and a partition 33 is disposed parallel'tothe'partition 32 but is spaced back fartherfrom the edge oftheshelf26 anamount equalto the length-of the block to becontained therein.

In thecompartment' defined by the parti ti'on 30, shelf 27, end wall andshelf 26, the' next length of blocks are: adapted tobe mounted-and apartition 34 provided against which the blocks in this compartmentare'adapted toabutand'this partition 34 is' spaced back farther than thepartition 33 an amount ,equal-j'to the difference between the fi th f heblocks that are ada ted to u Ithe1partitions33 and-34;; Thisconstruction is carried o ut throughout the remaining portions of thecabinet and the partitions 35,136,-

7 37,138 and '39 are suitably mounted in the manner that has be'endescribed;

It is apparent that theportion' 'ofthe cabiiiet to which the door-15affords access also contains a plurality: of compartments which are ofvarying depths as defined by the verticafllyextending partitions 32 to39 inclusive atthis stage of the iconstruction andv the s'h'a llowe'st"compartment on this side will be definedby' the partition :39 and thedeepest will be that defined by the partition 32. The cabinet ismade ofapre -determined depth and" partitions are disposed inwardly from theedges of the shelves', disposed toward the r 7 door 15, 21; distancedependent upon the length tions 36 and 37 is shown. This also shows howthe partitions 40 and 41 on the side closed by the door-15 are adaptedto be arranged.

The foregoing structure takes careof blocksv of different lengths.

In each of the spaces defined by the partitions against which the endsoftheblocks are adapted to abut, a plurality of vertically ex tendingpartitions are provided which are adapted to extend at right angles tothe just described partitions 32 to 39, inclusive, and AQ-and 41. Byreferring to Fig. 3, it may be seen that in'the compartment defined bythe partitio'n 29, shelf-26ijand wall. 10, top Wall 12 and partition 32,apartition 4L2 is provided which isspaced away from the end wall 10 anamount equal to the width of the first; block. Then a partition 43 isspaced'aWay; from a partition 42 an amount equal to the width ofthesecondblock and thepartition 44 is spaced away from the partition l3an amount equal to the width ofthe third block and "this construction iscarried on throughoutthe device for the required number of times, andthe partition 45 which. is the last defines-aispace between thepartition 29 and itself which is equal to theiwidth" of thewidest block.This structureis carried out in each of thecomp'artments in order toacc'ome length. s 1

modate the; various-widths of blocks of each WhileI'have hereinuseditheiterm blocks being-the determiningifactor for: determining the:size of the various compartments, it. is, to:

be distinctly: Zunderstood that .thi'sinvention arranged equallyin allof the compartments a's'..will;;'be apparent to anyone skilled in the31113: '31:," I ;...'s=

While'I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my inventionintoeffect, thisis-capable ofvariation alidmodification, without departingfrom the spiritof theinvention. .I, there; fore, do not WiSlit'O be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth but desire toavail myself of suc hvariations and modifications as come within the-scope ofthe appendedclaim.

Having-thus described m avaaoawha I claim as new and desire to' protectby Letters Patentis'zi A cabinetcomprising aframe member having shelfmembers extending thereacross in spaced apart relation, parallel, tothe-ends thereof, partitions extendingbetween said shelf members andsaid end members in parallel relationwiththe sides-of the frame anddisposed substantially midway between said sides to divide the (areadefinedby said frame into aplurality of-icompartments, door members,hingedly copnected said frame is not limited to suchousageifor.any1kind or, 1190 type ofarti'cle of graduated siz'esmight be retainedin the device.- Further, it isjnotj necessary that the partitions 42,43, etc.-, be-' to close access to said compartments, wall membersdisposed in said compartments parallel to said door members, said wallmembers being spaced from said door member in a manner such that thewall member in one of said compartments will be disposed relativelyclose tosaid door member and such that successive wall members will bespaced from said door member in eater amounts in a successive manner,sai wall members being disposed such that the distance between said doormember and said wall members on one side of said device will be lessthan the distance between said other door member and other wall memberson the other side of said device, the wall member arranged farthest fromsaid last named door member being disposed in co-operative relation withthe wall member closest to said first named door member, and partitionsextending between said shelf members and said "end members parallel tothe sides of said frame and said first named partitions to divide saidcompartments into a plurality of spaces.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RICHARD EVANS.

